bounce into

phrasal verb

bounced into; bouncing into; bounces into
British, informal
: to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it
The voters were bounced into agreeing to the proposal.

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An errant throw bounced into the outfield, and Ibáñez sprinted to third. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Cleanup man Christian Walker struck out twice more on Tuesday before bouncing into a sixth-inning double play, prolonging a putrid beginning to his Astros career. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Machado then scored on a strikeout by Merrill when Bogaerts took off for second on the pitch and Guardians catcher Bo Naylor’s throw bounced into center field. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025 Now read more about the hardware improvements Apple was bounced into to support Apple Intelligence... Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bounce into

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“Bounce into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20into. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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